2011 Bmw 535i Us problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Tires (16) · Engine (4) · Wheels (3)
🛣️ Complaints by mileage
32 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (350)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Visibility:power Window Devices And Controls 2024-01-16 · B510819 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
the basic conditions for initializing the power windows are not met.
Electrical System 2024-01-11 · B611305 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
the electrical system of bmw vehicles has been subject to an ongoing development process over the last few years. this has led to increased demands being placed on the battery. this document covers important information for the dealer on how to handle ã¢ââdischarged batteryã¢ââ complaints.
Fuel System, Gasoline 2023-12-20 · B160623 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
engine will crank but not start. there is no communication with the integrated fuel module (tfe) whendiagnosing with ista. the following two fault codes will be stored in the dme: 032b43 - low fuel pressure system, electric fuel pump: pressure value too low cda594 - message (- 0x33e) missing, rec
Equipment 2023-11-22 · B653423 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
customers may state that the alarm system (dwa) is not active after locking their unoccupied vehicle. depending on the vehicleã¢ââs equipment and settings, no acoustic or optical confirmation (folding the mirrors/blinking confirmation) is noticeable. additionally, the red anti-theft alarm led in
Wheels 2023-06-01 · B340914 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
the dynamic stability control (dsc) warning light comes on while driving. the following dsc fault codes for the wheel speed sensors are stored: 480712 and/or 480715 and/or 480718 and/or 48071b they cannot be cleared, even though the wheel speed sensors work correctly and no problem can be found
Electrical System 2023-05-01 · B651523 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
after programming the head unit (hu-h2), activating the fsc (german word freischaltcode) enabling codes repeatedly fails.
Showing the 6 most recent of 350 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2019-05-29 · Exterior Lighting · 74,943 mi“i have had several problems. 1. both head lights became filled with condensation/water. i took it to a bmw dealership. they performed a bmw diagnosis. i was told that the most likely case was the cold air. they checked for excess air leaks in both head lights but did not find excess air leaks. (see attached statement) they also replaced a gasket, o…”
2018-01-08 · Power Train · 76,000 mi“my bmw has about 75k miles on it. i was driving it one day after work and all of a sudden the car stalled on the highway. car did not shut down or anything but loss of power, it's like my vehicle went into neutral gear, i stepped on the gas and the car will not move. this almost resulted in a fatal crash. 'drivetran malfunction' came on the dashboa…”
2017-11-04 · Engine“there are wires on the engine that are cracking and was told by the bmw dealer that this can cause a fire.…”
2017-11-04 · Power Train“car shows error of drivetrain malfunction and the car starts to shake.…”
2017-08-15 · Wheels · 94,712 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2011 bmw 535i us. while driving over 40 mph, the vehicle began to shake. the contact removed his foot from the accelerator pedal to bring the speed down to 30 mph, but the shaking became aggressive. the contact depressed the brake pedal, but the shaking continued. the contact also mentioned that he heard a clicking noise comi…”
2017-08-14 · Unknown Or Other · 115,000 mi“i purchased this car 2 months ago. today my wife when out with my 14 and 4 years old daughters and the car lost power and shut down while driving at around 60 mph in the highway. thankfully they are ok. but the car had to be towed. it starts but dies within seconds no idea what the problem is but i found that lots of people have had the same proble…”
2017-08-01 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 134,000 mi“drive train malfunction & check engine light came on. scanned code came back as p0087 which translate to "low fuel rail pressure". zeigler bmw of 11030 w 159th st, orland park, il 60467 states remedy is unavailable however they want to charge me $167.00 to diagnose it. told me to wait for letter stating remedy is ready. $60k car i cant drive.…”
2017-07-26 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 38,000 mi“gas smell in interior of vehicle, service noted that there is gas leak. there is a known recall but when we call bmw and they say they are prepared to do nothing at this time and we need to wait. we have been waiting for over 9 months now.…”
2016-12-18 · Engine · 106,908 mi“contacted the local bmw dealership regarding the "faulty vanos bolts" they told me that my car is not affected by the faulty bolts week later car broke down due defective vanos bolt…”
2015-08-18 · Unknown Or Other · 24,000 mi“started engine, check engine light came on. this has happened about 6 times before in the last 2 years. each time it was related to fuel cap/o2 sensor.…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.